Boy Proof
Sci-fi girl geek learns
to be herself, and how to
be a friend, but trig...
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Dec 18 2008
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0763623334
Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural
The table of contents reveals some favorites from the past: Julia Alvarez, James McBride, Lisa See, and Danzy Senna.
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Dec 17 2008
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0-375-40031-1
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how about VIRGINS, LC?
I was looking for a subject heading for VIRGINS. There isn't a heading I can find for people who haven't had sex. There is, however, one for VIRGINITY, which has some interesting cross references:
BT SEXUAL ABSTINENCE
NT DEFLORATION
NT JUS PRIMAE NOCTIS
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Please LC--give me PRIVILEGE and URBAN FICTION
In which I plea for the establishment of Library of Congress Subject Headings for URBAN FICTION (Sandy Berman's suggestion, actually) and various forms of PRIVILEGE.
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Reading list for Siu Loong
Following are book recommendations for my friend Siu Loong, a voracious reader who just turned 8.
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Library Journal reviews column going online only
I got the disappointing news that due to budget cuts and whatever all is going on at Library Journal since Reed Elsevier decided not to sell the magazine, the Zine Reviews column will be online only, beginning in 2009.
I Am a Woman
Tedious tale of
lesbian crush on straight girl,
father issues too.
reviewdate:
Dec 11 2008
isn:
1-57344-145-145-7
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lcsh.info
Historian, the
This was a longish book, 640 pages, but it felt longer. In contrast, here's a short haiku review:
Primary sources
and undead librarians.
Quest for Dracula.
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He seemed always to have liked scribes, archivists, librarians, historians -- anyone who handled the past through books. p. 630
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Dec 5 2008
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0-316-01177
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LCSH Week 47
Library of Congress Subject Headings Weekly List 47 (November 19, 2008)
In which LC welcomes FEMALE FETICIDE and UNCIRCUMCISED MEN and ends the INTIFIDA, 1987-1993 while soft-pedaling its CAFFEINE HABIT. ...